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1

If you were in charge of developing a training program for parents designed to prepare them for their child’s adolescent years, what would you include in the training?
2

Does research actually support the myth that adolescence is a period of turmoil for both the adolescent and her family?
3

In previous decades, it was generally thought that single-parent homes were inferior environments to two-parent households. Presently, the evaluation of household quality is much more complicated. Under what circumstances might single-parent households be “superior,” and two-parent households “inferior” environments?
4

Discuss Baumrind’s theory of parenting styles. What is the best combination of demandingness and responsiveness for your particular family? Is the optimal style of parenting for one ethnic group necessarily the optimal parenting style for other groups?
5

If you were forming a support group for adolescents from divorced homes, what information could you share with them that might help them adjust to post-divorce living? Would the information you share differ according to the gender of the adolescent, and, if so, how might it differ? Include findings from research regarding custodial arrangements and their likely impact on the quality of the adolescents’ adjustments.





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